Category: "Land Management"
Keith Creagh named DNR director
By editor on Jul 14, 2012 | In Environment, Land Management, MI Dept of Natural Resources, Fisheries Management, Wildlife Management | Send feedback »
Michigan.gov News
Jamie Clover Adams to head MDARD
LANSING, Mich. June 25, 2012 - Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Keith Creagh as director of the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and state Department of Environmental Quality's Policy and Legislative Affairs Director Jamie Clover Adams as MDARD director.
BASS Urges Congress to Restore Louisiana Coast
By editor on Feb 25, 2011 | In Conservation, Land Management, Planning, US Federal Government, B.A.S.S. Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Wetlands | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
B.A.S.S. Joins National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited and more than 350 other Businesses and Organizations in Urging Congress to Restore Louisiana’s Coast
NEW ORLEANS – B.A.S.S. LLC, the “Worldwide Leader in Bass Fishing,” today added its name to a growing list of businesses and sportsmen’s organizations nationwide to sign a letter to Congress urging it to dedicate the resources and implement policies needed to restore Louisiana’s imperiled coastal wetlands.
B.A.S.S. Backs Wildlife Federations Coastal Restoration Efforts
By editor on Jan 12, 2011 | In Conservation, Environment, Land Management, B.A.S.S. Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Wetlands | Send feedback »
BASS News
The 2011 Bassmaster Classic, to be held Feb. 18-20 in New Orleans, will showcase more than 50 of the world’s best bass anglers. It will also draw attention to important efforts to revitalize what the National Wildlife Federation calls a “Vanishing Paradise.”
UN nature meeting agrees on land, ocean protection
By editor on Oct 30, 2010 | In Conservation, Closures, Land Management, Endangered Species, Species related | Send feedback »
From Aol News
By MALCOLM FOSTER, AP
TOKYO -Representatives to a U.N. conference on biodiversity agreed early Saturday to expand protected areas on land and at sea in the hopes of slowing the rate of extinction of the world's animals and plants and preventing further damage to its ecosystems.
After marathon negotiations that stretched hours past the designated time, delegates also managed to overcome divisions between rich and poor countries to agree to share access to and the benefits of genetic resources such as plants whose extracts have been developed into medicines — a key sticking point that had threatened to doom the entire two-week meeting in Nagoya, southwest of Tokyo. Read entire article on Aol News (Note, the United States is one of only 3 countries in the world not a member of this agreement.)
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
By editor on Mar 13, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Closures, Land Management, Invasive Species, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
From Aol News:
By AUDREY McAVOY, AP
HONOLULU -Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish. Read complete article on Aol News
Michigan Recreation Passport Proposal Could Eliminate Motor Vehicle Permits
By editor on Nov 10, 2009 | In Legislation, Closures, Land Management, Planning, MI Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
Legislation that could eliminate the need for state park and boating access site motor vehicle permits in Michigan appears stalled. Michigan is trying to adopt a program - the Recreation Passport Proposal - that has worked very well in other states such as a very successful Montana program. Find out more at Citizens for Michigan State Parks on the Recreation Passport Proposal. GreatLakesBass.com supports user pay systems, but there is no doubt our state lands owned by everyone need more help. Please consider supporting the bills.
Public Input Sought in Management Plan for Highland Recreation Area
By editor on Oct 31, 2009 | In Land Management, Planning, MI Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
November 12 Workshop at Highland Adult Activity Center
Oct. 26, 2009
The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public workshop to seek input on the proposed management plan for Highland State Recreation Area in Oakland County. The workshop will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Highland Adult Activity Center, located at 209 N. John St. in Highland.